A few more minutes of precious sleep can be incredibly tempting in the morning, but the snooze button might not be your friend. Those extra minutes of sleep will impede the wake-up process and turn you into a groggy zombie. The wide-awake users at Stack Exchange chime in on the snooze button's bad vibes. »3/14/14 2:00pm 3/14/14 2:00pm

Pandora for Android has been updated with the much-coveted alarm clock feature, previously seen in the iOS version. Now there's no excuse to accidentally sleep in. Read more here. »1/03/14 11:38am 1/03/14 11:38am

Android: AlarMe is a weather sensitive alarm clock that keeps an eye on the weather and will wake you accordingly so you're never late because of weather conditions. If it's raining or snowing, you can get up a little early to beat the traffic or shovel out the car. »6/04/13 5:00am 6/04/13 5:00am

iOS: ZenAwake ditches loud, sharp alarm sounds or music in exchange for a kinder, gentler way to bring you out of a night's sleep. Ten minutes before you're scheduled to wake, the app sounds a gentle chime. That chime increases in frequency slowly over the following ten minutes to draw you up out of a deep sleep… »2/04/13 4:30am 2/04/13 4:30am

Sometimes willpower is hard to muster up without a little poking from exterior sources. Thankfully, if you prefer a little masochism or negative reinforcement from your apps, you have plenty of options for getting into shape, waking up, and breaking bad habits. »1/29/13 6:00am 1/29/13 6:00am

iOS: We've mentioned how the Wake N Shake Alarm Clock app forces you to shake your iPhone (and wake you up better) in the morning, but at $1.99 you might have been hesitant to check it out. For the rest of the week it's on sale for 99¢. »1/21/13 9:00am 1/21/13 9:00am

If the default alarm clock on your iPhone or iPod Touch leaves a little to be desired, Rise is a new alarm clock that's sleek and minimal. Don't be fooled however: behind its good looks are useful features like wake-up songs and morning playlists and a completely gesture-friendly UI. »12/20/12 10:30am 12/20/12 10:30am

iOS/Android: We've mentioned how the Wake N' Shake alarm clock app makes you shake your phone vigorously to shut off the alarm in the morning, but the latest version of the app adds another incentive to get up on time: The early bird crushes his friends in a multiplayer game. »12/13/12 5:00am 12/13/12 5:00am

Android: Did you wake up this morning feeling awful, even though you got plenty of sleep the night before? You may have woken at the deep end of your sleep schedule. Sleep Time Alarm Clock is a free app for Android that will make sure that doesn't happen again. »9/12/12 4:00am 9/12/12 4:00am

Android: Senti Wayk may be the last alarm clock you ever download, assuming you're willing to pay $2 USD for it. The app wakes you gently with a tone that starts off quiet and gets louder, and lets you snooze the alarm by speaking to it or waving your hand over the proximity sensor. When you do get up and dismiss… »5/29/12 5:30am 5/29/12 5:30am

Android: Alarm clock apps are typically bare bones affairs, but Alarm Clock Ultra manages to pack in a shocking number of features into a beautifully-packaged Android app. »5/13/12 1:00pm 5/13/12 1:00pm

iOS: Ideally, you wouldn't need to hit snooze and you'd jump right out of bed as soon as your alarm went off, but for those of us who need those extra five minutes, Wave Alarm is an alarm clock for iOS devices that looks great, wakes you on time, and most importantly lets you effectively "hit" the snooze button by… »3/20/12 4:30am 3/20/12 4:30am

iOS: You could make the argument that, on the whole, the Japanese are more disciplined than we are. Part of that might be because they impose harsh consequences on failure. For example, who else would come up with an alarm clock app that sends out embarrassing tweets whenever you hit the snooze button? »9/30/11 1:30pm 9/30/11 1:30pm

Putting a bit of thought into how you spend the first few minutes after you wake up can greatly improve motivation and productivity. What are your techniques for owning your morning? »7/03/11 7:00am 7/03/11 7:00am